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HFC 26:Raynard vs Eye PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 2777 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 156 p4p, 204 weight class). Ryu Akutagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Akutagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akutagawa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wilson right on the button. Wilson goes down! Akutagawa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Akutagawa gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa!
In his post fight interview, Ryu Akutagawa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xigua Tou (ranked 3241 p4p, 2688 weight class) and Islam Ali (ranked 380 p4p, 332 weight class). Tou comes to the cage accompanied by Gwen Stacy - Gone Fishing. See You In A Year.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Xigua Tou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Islam Ali!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a wild combination.
We've been hearing reports that Tou has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tou gets a takedown into half guard.
Tou wants to free his trapped foot but Ali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tou keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ali is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali won't allow Tou to pass to mount.
Ali is looking to escape.
Tou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is looking to get back to is feet but Tou passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ali some visible discomfort.
Ali tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ali is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ali is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tou controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tou scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ali?
Tou cracks Ali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tou is landing with some decent strikes but Ali is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
 Ali is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tou working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ali looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tou! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xigua Tou!
Xigua Tou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Michel Plutarque (ranked 3056 p4p, 2943 weight class) and Greg Pearson (ranked 380 p4p, 365 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Michel Plutarque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutarque is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
Plutarque tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutarque takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson lands a jab.
Pearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plutarque is out of range and Pearson settles back down.
Plutarque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plutarque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutarque tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutarque closes the distance and clinches up with Pearson, looking for a takedown. Plutarque pushes Pearson against the cage but Pearson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plutarque is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
Pearson is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plutarque tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
Plutarque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Plutarque's head.
Plutarque tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pearson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plutarque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plutarque moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
Plutarque takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Plutarque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearson connects with a body shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Pearson looks to move away, Plutarque throws a big counter combo but Pearson just gets out of the way.
Pearson cracks Plutarque with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Plutarque is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Pearson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Pearson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Uzun (ranked 2591 p4p, 3661 weight class) and Rocky Hampton (ranked 325 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deniz Uzun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Hampton. Those never looked like landing.
Hampton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uzun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uzun lands a nice shot to the body.
Hampton darts in and clinches Uzun up against the cage.
Uzun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uzun has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hampton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Hampton with that takedown attempt.
Hampton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hampton shoots in for a double leg but Uzun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deniz Uzun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Hampton.
Uzun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hampton lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uzun lands a lovely overhand right.
Uzun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deniz Uzun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton misses with a takedown attempt - Uzun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton shoots in for a double leg but Uzun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hampton slips a jab and a cross from Uzun.
Hampton throws a counter combo.
Uzun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hampton.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzun as he jumps to the side.
Uzun throws a hook but Hampton blocks it.
Uzun falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hampton counters with a left and a right that stings Uzun.
A cross from Uzun lands.
Hampton is rocked!
Hampton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uzun tries to avoid it but Hampton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uzun to the ground. Uzun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hampton is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzun finish him?
Hampton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzun.
Uzun drops Hampton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hampton! Uzun dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deniz Uzun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between High Voltage (ranked 2726 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Jacob Richards (ranked 374 p4p, 416 weight class). Richards has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Jacob Richards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, High Voltage !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Richards!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage scores with a decent looking hook.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Richards off balance momentarily.
Voltage has managed to clinch.
Voltage manages to break the clinch.
Voltage throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Voltage will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Voltage .
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Voltage lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voltage has managed to clinch.
Voltage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voltage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voltage scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voltage closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Voltage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voltage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voltage circles away.
High Voltage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Richards.
Voltage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards is looking for the big counter here.
Voltage has managed to clinch.
Voltage 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voltage lands a big head kick that sends Richards tumbling to the mat! Voltage takes a step backwards and waves Richards back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Richards is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voltage takes the fight into the clinch.
Voltage manages to break the clinch.
Voltage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Voltage finds it's target.
Voltage lands a big head kick that sends Richards tumbling to the mat! Voltage takes a step backwards and waves Richards back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Voltage finish him?
A shot to the body from Voltage misses
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Voltage .
Richards seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab lands there for Voltage .
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Voltage moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Richards! Voltage continues to tee off on Richards, landing with a left and a right! Voltage connects with a right hand that leaves Richards sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Voltage !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). High Voltage !
High Voltage looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im a beast! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Williams (ranked 2852 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 273 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Romero darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero blocks a body shot from Williams.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Romero misses with some punches.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Romero has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams works on Romero's body with a couple of short punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero prevents a body shot from Williams.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Romero avoids the head kick by Williams.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Williams is rocked!
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero drops Williams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Williams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Jimmy Williams has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Romero prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Williams's head back.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Romero working aggressively here.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Romero unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Williams! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Romero is unloading with more strikes now! Williams drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Romero!
Ernesto Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Standifer (ranked 1924 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 256 p4p, 276 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Standifer.
Standifer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Standifer misses with a jab to the body
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Standifer didn't expect that.
Standifer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yamasaki looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standifer looking for subs off his back but Yamasaki has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Standifer is keeping the position for now.
Standifer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yamasaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yamasaki is looking to take a break and control but Standifer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Standifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamasaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yamasaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Standifer is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standifer struggling a bit here.
Standifer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamasaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamasaki shoots in for a double leg but Standifer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Standifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standifer digs a good hook to Yamasaki's body.
Standifer slips under a jab.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Standifer.
Standifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Standifer as Yamasaki shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Standifer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Katsu Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Standifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamasaki is trying to pull guard but Standifer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finlay Standifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Yamasaki.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamasaki is trying to pull guard but Standifer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Standifer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
Standifer lands an uppercut.
Yamasaki's coach down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the head.
Yamasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Standifer smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamasaki tries to clinch but Standifer is having none of it.
Standifer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamasaki sprawls well initially but Standifer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Standifer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamasaki on the ground.
Well, if Standifer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Standifer tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Standifer is aware though and is defending well.
Katsu Yamasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamasaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Standifer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Standifer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamasaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Standifer has managed to get both his arms back between Yamasaki's legs - danger averted.
Standifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Standifer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Standifer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Standifer wants to pass the guard but Yamasaki is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Yamasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Standifer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Standifer saw that one coming.
Standifer throws a body punch but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Standifer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Yamasaki.
Standifer throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamasaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Standifer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer trying to control from the bottom.
Yamasaki is working for a kimura but Standifer is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamasaki uses his free foot to push down on Standifer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Standifer.
Yamasaki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Standifer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Standifer wants to control but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Standifer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Standifer is just holding on here. Yamasaki manages to take his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Yamasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Standifer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Standifer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamasaki momentarily.
A lazy left from Yamasaki finds it's target.
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
Standifer swinging wildly here.
Standifer scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Standifer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Standifer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Standifer lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer misses with an uppercut. Yamasaki saw that one coming.
Yamasaki walks into a straight right hand from Standifer.
Yamasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut
and Standifer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Standifer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Standifer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Standifer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamasaki. That snapped Standifer's head back.
Standifer slips a straight right by Yamasaki.
Standifer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Standifer can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamasaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer is positioning himself well to prevent Yamasaki advancing to mount.
Standifer moves into full guard.
Yamasaki postures up.
Standifer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Standifer is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer advances to half guard.
Standifer lands strikes from half guard.
Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
Yamasaki is trying to control but can't.
Standifer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Standifer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Standifer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yamasaki wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Standifer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 3396 p4p, 1628 weight class) and Khuyag Khamag (ranked 435 p4p, 250 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khuyag Khamag!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khamag lands with an overhand left.
Khamag instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khamag's brow.
Khamag blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khamag throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khamag lands a left hand.
Khamag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Khamag fails to land.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khamag.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khamag lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khamag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Khamag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khamag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khamag scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Khamag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Khamag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khamag lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khamag is leaning against Vermeulen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khamag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeulen is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khamag.
Khamag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Khamag.
Khamag lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Khamag.
Khamag lands a nice uppercut.
Khamag lands with a right to the head.
Khamag is working Vermeulen over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamag.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Khamag on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeulen.
Khamag lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vermeulen is rocked!
Khamag lands an uppercut.
Oh Vermeulen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamag lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamag.
Khamag lands a big right hand that drops Vermeulen! The killer instinct kicks in and Khamag finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khamag!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khuyag Khamag!
A relieved looking Khuyag Khamag thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Caceres (ranked 1698 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 175 p4p, 234 weight class). Olan Zapina will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Caceres showed some decent athleticism there.
Caceres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zapina blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caceres.
Zapina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caceres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caceres passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Caceres extends the arm and Zapina is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Caceres!
A less than humble Rickson Caceres misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Raynard (ranked 1212 p4p, 1865 weight class) and Pinky Eye (ranked 169 p4p, 242 weight class). Eye has chosen Antti Tuisku - Grind mayhem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinky Eye!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynard looks to land a left hand but Eye moved out of range nicely.
Raynard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raynard clinches with his opponent.
Raynard misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Raynard on the inside.
Eye is trying to drag Raynard to the mat but Raynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Raynard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard misses with a punch to the body.
Raynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marlon Raynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinky Eye.
Raynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye breaks from the clinch.
Eye with a poor takedown
and Raynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raynard sprawls well. Raynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eye gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Raynard.
Raynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eye moves away.
Eye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eye manages to avoid it.
Raynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard tries to clinch up.
Raynard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raynard misses with a hook to the body
and Eye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raynard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eye is working away from the top position though.
Raynard wants to improve his position but Eye is controlling well.
Eye seems to be looking for submissions.
Eye takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eye.
Eye looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eye slips a nice elbow through Raynard's hands, connecting with Raynard's forehead.
Raynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eye.
Eye is trying to control the action in half guard but Raynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raynard wants to control but Eye is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eye is keen to just control but Raynard is a slippery customer.
Eye working Raynard over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raynard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eye passes Raynard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eye is controlling the pace.
Eye is trying to control the action in half guard but Raynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raynard is pressing down on Eye's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raynard trying to control the position.
Eye throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Raynard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raynard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raynard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eye.
Raynard has managed to clinch.
Raynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eye can do to turn this around?
Eye breaks from the clinch.
Eye looks to score with a jab to the body but Raynard is just out of range.
Eye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marlon Raynard is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard moves into the clinch successfully.
Eye misses with a punch to the body.
Eye breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raynard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Raynard backs off Eye throws a huge counter combo but Raynard manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eye is defended easily by Raynard.
Marlon Raynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinky Eye.
Eye drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eye wants to control but Raynard is keeping him busy.
Raynard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye trying to mount his opponent but Raynard defends it.
Eye looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eye throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eye tries to pass to full mount but Raynard defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard is trying to stand.
Eye is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eye looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eye trying to control the action but Raynard is working from the bottom.
Raynard is concentrating on defense, preventing Eye from advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eye throws a sloppy body shot
and Raynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raynard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eye.
Eye shoots in looking for a takedown. Raynard tries to sprawl out of it but Eye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raynard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eye misses the shot to the body.
Raynard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raynard stuffs the takedown.
Raynard cracks Eye with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Raynard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Eye to stand back up!
Eye is rocked!
Eye bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Raynard comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Eye falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Eye was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlon Raynard!
Marlon Raynard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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